Report of the twenty-second session of the coordinating working party on fisheries statistics Rome, 27 February - 2 March 2007 FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture report Series, Vol. 834

The report of the twenty-second session of the Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics (CWP), Rome, Italy, 27 February-2 March 2007, is presented. Topics discussed were: enhancement of regional fishery bodies and the FishCode Strategy for Improving Information on Status and Trends of Capture Fisheries partnership, review of progress by member organizations, aquaculture statistics, issues related to vessel and port classification, fishery data quality indicators, FishStat Plus status, review of recommendations from the CWP twenty-first session, review of reports from expert consultations and workshops, improvement in visibility of CWP.